She tucked Kumashi under her arm and continued counting on her fingers.
"You asked me to gather intelligence on the Blue Sea."
"Let me keep an eye on the movements of the Navy, the Four Emperors, and the World Government."
"They also asked me to pay attention to the relocation of Fish-Man Island."
"But you didn't even leave a proper path for getting to and from the Sky Island!"
"If my Hollow-Hollow Fruit hadn't Awakening, allowing me to create remote Ghost Clone, I wouldn't even know what happened in the Blue Sea!"
Perona grew angrier the more she talked.
" The Ghost Clone can gather intelligence."
"But they can't transport people, nor can they fight in place of the army."
" The Fish-Man has been captured, we know."
"We can also find out where the slave traders are hiding."
"Then what?"
"Everyone just stands on the Sky Island and watches?"
She floated in front of Uchiha Xin, one hand on her hip, the other pointing to the sea of clouds outside.
"Can you think through the consequences before you act?"
"On one hand, they have us gather intelligence from the outside world and handle matters at sea."
"On the one hand, they blocked off all the roads leading down the mountain."
"You can go wherever you want using your Divine Transference without ever considering how we should act!"
After Perona finished speaking her last sentence, the platform outside the Divine Palace fell silent.
Uchiha Xin glanced at her, then looked down at the sea of clouds beneath his feet.
10,000 meters.
For an ordinary person to jump from here, whether they survive and land in the Blue Sea depends entirely on luck.
Even if the Sky Island Legion fully mastered Geppo, it would be impossible for them to traverse a distance of 10,000 meters using Geppo.
Geppo is simply a brief movement by stepping on the air.
It consumes physical strength.
The more people involved, the bigger the problem.
Moreover, the legion will need to transport weapons, supplies, and wounded soldiers in the future.
We can't have hundreds of people lining up to jump off the Sky Island every time we go on an expedition.
Uchiha Xin finally realized that he had indeed overlooked something.
He was already used to Divine Transference.
To get to Fish-Man Island, all you need to do is cross space.
If you want to go to Enies Lobby, you only need to record the coordinates along the way.
Let alone 10,000 meters in the air, even across several seas, nothing could stop him.
Over time, he subconsciously began to regard the Sky Island as the Moon Palace.
Come whenever you want.
Go whenever you want.
But Perona, Robin, Nami, and Tashigi don't have this ability.
The Sky Island Legion has none.
After Perona's Hollow-Hollow Fruit Awakening, it did indeed allow her to fly short distances using ghosts.
However, there are limitations on both height and distance.
Letting her drift around the Sky Island is no problem.
It's simply impossible to fly from 10,000 meters altitude all the way to the Blue Sea.
Even if it were forced to complete one, it couldn't be used for long-term sea voyages.
Perona saw that he didn't speak and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Why did you stop talking?"
"Weren't you just about to have Tashigi send people?"
"Once the candidates are chosen, how do you plan to remove them from their positions?"
"Tie stones to them and throw them down?"
Uchiha Xin looked at her.
You have a point.
Perona's prepared next words suddenly stopped in her tracks.
She blinked.
"You admit it?"
"I did overlook that."
Uchiha Xin's answer was very direct.
Perona, on the contrary, felt somewhat uncomfortable.
She was prepared to continue arguing.
If Uchiha Xin insists that there is no problem, she will summon the entire Sky Island Legion and have him point out a way down on the spot.
Surprisingly, he admitted it.
Perona looked Uchiha Xin up and down.
Why are you being so agreeable today?
When have I ever been unreasonable?
"You?"
Perona pointed at his face.
She remembered the day she was captured by Uchiha Xin.
She only wanted to use the Negative Hollow to take him down, but she was immediately imprisoned.
Later, he was even taken to her side, and she didn't even have a chance to escape.
The same applies to Kalifa on Enies Lobby.
Even Golden Lion Shiki, simply because he recruited Uchiha Xin and kept calling him a brat, ended up having his corpse burned away.
This kind of person actually asks himself when he is being unreasonable.
Perona's lips twitched.
"Never mind."
Never mind what I said.
Uchiha Xin didn't argue with her.
He looked at the sea of clouds again.
The passage that originally connected to the Blue Sea has been destroyed.
Rebuilding a new route is not difficult.
The Sky Island is located at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
Simply building a cloud infrastructure is neither stable nor easy to expose.
It's also inappropriate for him to personally teleport the legion every time.
A few dozen people is fine.
As the Sky Island Legion expands to thousands or even tens of thousands of people, he can't continue to serve as a transport vehicle indefinitely.
Moreover, Fish-Man Island will be relocated entirely in three months.
Millions of residents, Ryugu Palace, important buildings, and a large amount of supplies all need to be transported to the Sky Island.
After the migration is complete, the Fish-Man and the mermaid cannot remain at an altitude of 10,000 meters forever.
They need to go to the Blue Sea.
The Sky Island Legion also needs to go on an expedition.
There must be a way of operating that can be used long-term and does not depend on Uchiha Xin.
Perona waited a while, and seeing that he still didn't speak, she couldn't help but ask:
Have you figured it out?
"Um."
What are your plans?
"Call the people here first."
Perona looked doubtful.
Who are you calling?
" Robin, Nami, Tashigi, Vivi."
Uchiha Xin paused for a moment.
"You come too."
Perona immediately became alert.
Why did you call so many people?
"I have important business to attend to."
"Real?"
"Real."
Perona stared at him for a few seconds.
"You said the same thing last time."
Uchiha Xin frowned.
"Last time what?"
"Think about it yourself."
Perona picked up Kumashi and floated backward a short distance.
"Every time I manage to gather everyone together, nothing good ever comes of it."
"Either we become family, or we keep someone here."
"There are already so many people living in the Divine Palace."
"You still think that's not enough?"
Uchiha Xin's face darkened.
When did I say I wanted to continue looking for people?
"Then why did you call Robin and the others?"
"Solve the problem of travel to and from Sky Island."
Perona still didn't agree immediately.
"Why don't we just have Tashigi and Gan Fall handle this kind of thing?"
Why are even Nami, Vivi, and Robin coming?
"Because they can all use it."
What about me?
"The same as you."
Perona hugged Kumashi tightly.
"Master, are you sure you don't have any other plans?"
Uchiha Xin looked at her.
"Should I go and call them myself?"
Perona immediately shook her head.
"Need not!"
Sending Uchiha Xin in person might lead to some trouble.
She turned and floated into the interior of the Divine Palace.
After drifting a few meters, she turned back.
"Let me make this clear first."
"If you lie to us again, I'll never call anyone for you again!"
"Go."
"Knew."
Perona muttered a few words under her breath before carrying Kumashi away.
Uchiha Xin remained on the platform.
He raised his right hand.
A bright blue orb appeared in his palm.
The white veins inside move slowly.
The surrounding air was affected.
Several pieces of gravel that had fallen to the edge of the platform detached from the ground and floated into the air.